Find out how popular the last name Pichardo is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pichardo.

Pichardo, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pichardo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pichardo in America

Pichardo is the 3375th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pichardo surname appeared 10,572 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Pichardo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pichardo to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pichardo

The surname Pichardo originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish words "pico" meaning "beak" or "peak" and "hardo" which means "bristly" or "prickly." This suggests that the name may have been a descriptive nickname given to someone with a prominent or sharp facial features, or possibly for someone who lived near a prominent peak or mountain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Pichardo surname dates back to the 13th century in the region of Castile, where it appeared in various municipal records and land registries. The name was particularly prevalent in the towns and villages surrounding the city of Burgos, indicating that this may have been the area where the name originated.

In the 15th century, the Pichardo name appeared in historical documents related to the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands. Juan Pichardo, a nobleman from Seville, was among the conquistadors who accompanied Juan de Béthencourt in the conquest of the islands in the early 1400s.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Pichardo surname gained prominence in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. Alonso Pichardo (1557-1638), a Spanish explorer and conquistador, was among the early settlers of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico and Central America). He played a significant role in the exploration and settlement of the region.

Another notable figure was Pedro Pichardo (1700-1776), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Havana, Cuba, from 1753 to 1761. He oversaw the construction of several fortifications and defensive structures in the city during his tenure.

In the 19th century, José Pichardo y Vinuesa (1789-1854), a Cuban philologist and author, made significant contributions to the study of the Spanish language. He is most renowned for his work "Diccionario Provincial de Voces Cubanas" (Provincial Dictionary of Cuban Voices), which documented and preserved the unique linguistic expressions and vocabulary of Cuba.

The Pichardo surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain and its former colonies. For example, Pichardo is a municipality in the province of Ávila, Spain, and there are several towns and villages bearing variations of the name, such as Pichardos and Pichardón, scattered across different regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pichardo

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pichardo.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pichardo was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pichardo has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pichardo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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